Improvement in apparatus for soldering eaves-troughs



NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONATHAN P. ABBOTT, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT INAPPARATUS FOR SOLDERING EAVES-TROUGHS..

Specificationy forming part of Letters Patent No. 157,436, dated December 8, 1674 g application filed June 3o, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JONATHAN l?. ABBOTT, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and Improved Apparatus for Soldering Eaves- 'lroughs 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and complete description thereof, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings making part of the same.

Figure l is a side elevation of the eavestrough holder. Fig. 2 is a plan view, having therein sections of eaves-troughs. Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several views.

The purpose of this invention is to hold the sections or pieces of which eaves-troughs are made while they are being soldered together, securing thereby a uniformity of work and straightness throughout the entire length of the trough.

AB represent a pair of standards, on which is supported a metallic trough or holder, O, the peculiar shape whereof is such as to fit the outside of an eaves-trough. An offset or groove, D, Fig. 3, is formed along one side ofthe holder, for the admission of the bead E of the trough. To the opposite side of the holder is secured a strip of wood, F, for the convenience of attaching the clamping device, whereby the eavest-rough is fastheld in the holder. 'Io said holder are secured a pair of brackets, G, each of which is provided with a saddle, H, Fig. 3, forming a bearing for the top ofthe standards,on which they rest and vibrate laterally, for a purpose presently shown. The clamping device referred to consists of a lever, I, Fig. 3, loosely litted to the stud J, so that it can move freely thereon, vertically and horizontally. To the stud is also pivoted an arm, K, and in such relation to the lever I that the broad cam-like part L shall be directly under the outer end of the lever I, as shown in Fig. 1. M is a segment of a rack, in which the arm K engages, and whereby the arm is held from slipping.

Having described the construction of the eaves-trough holder, the practical use of the same is as follows:

Ordinary eaves troughs are made up of sheets of tin soldered together, forming certain short lengths of trough. To hold the several short lengths while being soldered to each other for a long length is the'purpose of this invention. To this end two pieces or lengths are laid in the holder G, as shown in Fig. 2, in which N O are two sections or lengths, the inner ends whereof lap onto each other, as seen at a. An end view of the section thus placed in the holder is shown in Fig. 3. The joint formed at a by the lapping of the two sect-ions is kept close 'and firmly together for being soldered by the lever I, the inner end of which rests upon the edge of the trough, or section O thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, between the lips b c. The end of the lever is pressed down upon the edge of the eaves-trough by means of the arm K, which for this purpose is pressed downward, thereby forcing the cam L of the arm under the outer end of the lever, thereby depressing the opposite end upon the edge of the trough, and thus irmly pressing thel lapped ends of the two sections of the trough upon each other, making a close joint for soldering. This condition of the joint is maintained by the ratchet or segment M, in which the arm is lodged, as shown in Fig.`1. The trough, when thus properly secured in the holder, is now 4 soldered. For this purpose the adjustable standard P, Fig. 1, (which, during the time of placing the sections of the trough in the holder, has stood erect to prevent it from rocking by means of its transverse arms I, Fig. 3,) is now let down, as indicated by the dotted lines f. The inside of the joint can now be soldered; and, for the convenience of the operator, for applying the solder to the joint, the holder coutaining the trough can be vibrated toward hiln or away, as the case may be. The soldering being done, the standard P is stood up, as shown in Fig. l, to keep the holder from turning. The lever I is now slackened, and the trough slid along in the holder, in which another length of trough is placed to be soldered onto it, in the manner as aforesaid, until all the lengths are put together, forming one piece or entire eaves-trough.

One clamp only is shown inthe drawing for securing the trough in the holder; but several will be necessary in practice, as the holder should be about eight feet long, or more.

By the use of this holder for the purpose described, the addition of cach piece to the length of the trough is evenly and lineally put together, so that the entire length of the trough Will be uniform and straight.

The holder in which the' trough is held is represented as being made of sheet metal. It can, however, be made of east metal, or of open-work consisting of cross-bars, Without changing the nature of the invention.

Q is a spring, whereby the arm K is made to engage the rack M.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, in an apparatus for holding the sections of eaves-troughs While being soldered, of the oscillating trough C, suspended in bearings, and the swinging lever or support P, pivoted to the standard A, and constructed and arranged as shown, whereby it is made to prevent the trough from oscillating in either direction, substantially as described.

2. The combination ot' the trough-holder C and the clamping device, consisting of the lever I, arm K, provided With a cam, L, the rack M, and spring O, the parts being constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JONATHAN P. ABBOTT.

Witnesses:

W. H. BURRIDGE, H. E. HARRIS. 

